06-19-2023, 01:05 PM
(06-19-2023, 12:39 PM)Okstate819 Wrote: I get the sentiment, but to say Wood and Collins are a wash on defense is not remotely accurate. Collins has shown the ability to defend on the perimeter at times that Wood is simply not capable of doing.
>2022/2023 Collins >>> Wood
2022/2023 Collins = Wood
You don't want to trade for a guy based upon who he was. You have to evaluate who he is, and more important who he'll be. Collins is declining sharply at a very young age. Is it that ghastly finger that won't heal? I don't know, but if he keeps the dejectory of his decline, he'll be Haslem in 3 years.
Contract: $78.3/3yrs, last year PO (which he WILL exercise). That is horrific. He's a $13m/yr player (and that's on the decline), meaning dead money of $39.3m! Why on Earth would we want to do that?